equate

verb

i-ˈkwāt How to pronounce equate (audio)
Definition of equatenext
1
as in to compare
to regard or represent as equal or comparable a value system that equates money with success

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2
as in to refer
to describe as similar you're being silly when you equate the talent of that pop star with the musical genius of Mozart

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3
as in to balance
to make equal in amount, degree, or status you'll stop running up debts when you start equating what you spend with what you earn

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Recent Examples of equate Xi equates compromise with weakness and has a hard time understanding the give-a-little-to-get-a-little logic that is the heart and soul of diplomacy. — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026 My 25-year career had taught me to equate sales targets and budgets with accountability. — Sebastian Guth, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 The character is a type-A perfect student who never has a single hair out of place — a way of being that Gerber has stepped into after years in the fashion industry where perfection is often equated with sublime beauty. — Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Perhaps Lacey simply saw a culminating event at the end of a book that should have no culmination, and equated maternal affection with resolution. — Catherine G. Wagley, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equate
  1. compare
  2. balance
  3. adjust
  4. equalize
  5. compensate
  6. accommodate
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  • Certifying a council as fair means comparing it against every possible group of voters and every slate of candidates that group can claim.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • To date, most analyses have compared patients’ genomes against a standard DNA sequence constructed from a limited number of people.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of compare
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  • India is trying to balance its ties with Russia against its growing partnerships with the United States and other Western powers.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Premium Back Relief Cushion balances firm posture support with long-lasting comfort, while the XL Seat Cushion offers wider support.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of balance
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  • Earlier this year, the EU softened its corporate sustainability disclosure rules and adjusted its carbon pricing framework.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The advice is nearly always the same — wait until after midnight, preferably until the hours before dawn, then give your eyes half an hour to adjust to the darkness.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjust
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  • Gonçalo Ramos, who has taken the 41-year-old forward’s place, set up João Cancelo’s opener, then responded with Portugal’s second goal two minutes after Mikkel Damsgaard equalized in the 23rd.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • And as the trough of lower pressure equalizes with the rest of the atmosphere next week, temps will only warm slightly.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of equalize
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  • Employees Are Still The Source Of Context​ My years in automation also taught me that employees compensate for technology long before technology compensates for them.
    — Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And keyboard manufacturers occasionally implement longer-than-necessary debounce times to compensate for switch degradation over time.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of compensate
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  • According to the current assessment, Germany could potentially accommodate as many as 4,000 high-altitude turbines within existing wind farms.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • However, during the discussions, Coral Gables Finance Director Diana Gomez pinpointed some possible projects the city could decrease funding for in order to accommodate the Underline funding.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of accommodate

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“Equate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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